Strabane & Lifford Petty Sessions The usual fortnightly Petty Sessions court was held here yesterday before John COCHRAN Esq. J.P. (chairman.) and T. W. D. HUMPHREYS Esq., J.P. The business of the Court was considerably increased by the fruits of the races, which passed off but a few days ago. There were close on 100 cases entered for hearing, a large number being for drunkenness.
Assaults Acting-Constable M'GOVERN summoned James CRUMLISH of Raphoe, for being drunk and after being brought to the 'Strong Room' of the police barrack, having assaulted a prisoner confined in the same place. Fined 10s and costs. Sub-Constable MAGUIRE summoned Thomas KELLY, Londonderry, for assaulting one of the riders on the race-course on the 27th ult. The evidence went to show that after the horses had passed the winning post, KELLY, coming 2nd, as he was passing the winning horse at the pull-up, struck the rider across the face with his whip, blackening his eye. KELLY did not appear and was fined £1 and costs. Coustable DRURY summoned Denis GREESON, Ballyshannon for assaulting KELLY at the same time and place. It appeared that the winning horse was GREESON’s, and having felt annoyed at KELLY having struck his rider, assaulted KELLY. The Worships having considered that KELLY got some slight provocation, fined him only in 2s and costs. The same complainant summoned John M‘ANAW, Strabane for having assaulted a person in his view on the 29th ult. The case was proven and he was fined in 5s and costs. George HURST Esq. S.I., summoned Charles GORMLEY, a licensed publican, for assaulting a man in his own house without any provocation. GORMLEY in defence, said that the man he assaulted had previously dragged Mr. DONNELL of Bailee, through the fire and that it was for that, he pushed him. He was fined 1s and costs. Constable DRURY summoned James KIRK, Ballymagory, Patrick M'MULLIN, Artigarvan and Thomas DOHERTY, Artigarvan, for having assaulted and beaten each other on the 25th ult. in Charles GORMLEY'S public house. GORMLEY was examined in support of the charge and proved that M‘MULLIN and DOHERTY were fighting inside the room and that KIRK was keeping the room door closed, so as to prevent any person getting in. The fighters were well beaten. The walls were bespattered with blood. They were each fined £1 and costs. Thomas KEAN, Strabane, and Anderson DOBSON, of Strabane, were summoned for assaulting each other on the public street. This case was before the Court on last Sessions day, but owing to DOBSON'S state of health, he could not appear. The case was then adjourned to yesterday. Constable DRURY conducted the case for the prosecution. The case having been called, the constable handed in a medical certificate which clearly showed that DOBSON was badly beaten on the occasion. The constable also stated that he proposed withdrawing the case against DOBSON, as he learned he was not in fault. DOBSON was then sworn and proved to the nature of the assault and that he endeavoured to get out of KEAN'S road but he could not. KEAN was ordered to be imprisoned for 2 months, with hard labour and to find sureties to keep the peace for 12 months or in default to be further imprisoned for 3 months. Transcribed by Teena from the 14 Dec. 1867 edition of the Derry Journal Cheers~ -- www.cotyrone.com http://lists.cotyrone.com/mailman/listinfo/ulsterancestry https://www.facebook.com/groups/CoTyroneIrelandGenealogy/ _______________________________________________ [email protected] UlsterAncestry Mailing List Searchable Archives: https://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ http://lists.cotyrone.com/mailman/listinfo/ulsterancestry Website: https://cotyrone.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/CoTyroneIrelandGenealogy/
